College Basketball · 2026-27 · Preseason
Tajuan Simpkins
Mississippi State · Guard · Senior · 6-4 · #2
Transfer from Seton Hall
- #411 guard in the country
- #463 in the transfer portal
Projected role · 2026-27
Projected starter (about 23 minutes a game) at Mississippi State: a role like the one he had at Seton Hall (25.1 min).
- Projected minutes
- 23
- Spot in the rotation
- #2
From the Statboy preseason model. It updates once games start.
▸What is impact?
Impact is how many points per game a player adds to his team. 0 is an average player, so a plus number means he's better than average and a minus number means he's below. It's Statboy's own number, based on everything he does on the court and the level he played against.
Last season: the basics
2025-26 at Seton Hall: 33 games, 2 starts, 25.1 minutes a game.
- Points per game9.756th
- Rebounds per game2.849th
- Assists per game1.231st
- Steals per game1.171st
- Blocks per game0.592nd
- Turnovers per game1.159th
- Field goal %40.3%(98-243)38th
- 3-point %37.0%(37-100)72nd
- Free throw %77.5%(86-111)54th
Last season: advanced
Percentiles compare him with every Division I guard who played 300+ minutes.
- Usage rate20.2%style
Share of his team's possessions he ends (shot, free throws or turnover) while on the floor
- Offensive rating113.361st
Points he produces per 100 possessions he uses
- Defensive rating103.384th
Points allowed per 100 possessions while he's on the floor (lower is better)
- True shooting %54.7%51st
Scoring efficiency counting 3s and free throws
- Effective FG %47.9%33rd
Field goal % with 3s worth 1.5 times a 2
- Assist-to-turnover1.1128th
Assists for every turnover
- Offensive rebound %18.7%37th
Share of his team's missed shots he rebounds while on the floor
- Free-throw rate45.7%84th
Free throws attempted per 100 field goal attempts
- Win shares per 40.13073rd
Wins he created per 40 minutes played
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Mississippi State teammates
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- Tristan Reed#1574 · C · Freshman · #71 recruit
- Kendyl Sanders#1832 · F · Transfer from Utah
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Impact = how many points per game he adds to his team when he plays. 0 is an average player (Statboy's own number).